New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC

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  1. Posts : 1,002
    XP Pro (x86) | 7 HP (x86) & (x64) | 7 Pro (x64)
       #1

    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC


    Today I installed Epson printer XP400 onto my Win7 32bit laptop.

    The laptop prints to the XP400 via WiFi.
    When the printer is OFF WinExp has a "Z:MEMORYCARD (\\EPSONB9E26F)" drive.

    WinExp setting Hide empty drives in the Computer folder is enabled

    Q1: Can this drive be hidden when the printer is OFF ?

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    EDIT 13-Mar-2015
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    As it transpired the Z drive was created when installing the new printer onto my PC
    - after that the Z drive assignment/mapping was irrelevant .
    At first I "hid" the drive (my post #12) but consequently "deleting" was a more sensible option.
    ** See my post #19 for the final "delete" process
    Last edited by bawldiggle; 12 Mar 2015 at 20:24. Reason: updates
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  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Post screenshot of disk management please where Z is visible. If printer is off you can't see it!! If somethoing has no power is doesn't do anything. Sure it's powered off and not just standby?
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  3. Posts : 225
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #3

    If the Z: drive doesn't serve any purpose and you just want to hide it, you may do so like this (I have a Z drive and have hidden it the same way):

    Press Win+R - Type "regedit" and click OK.

    Now navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

    Right click on the right pane - New - 32 bit Dword and enter the name as "NoDrives".

    Now double click it and select "decimal" and then enter the value as 33554432.

    Log off and log back on. Z: will now be hidden (but you can still access it by typing "Z:" in the address bar.
    Last edited by roboticarm; 13 Apr 2013 at 08:10.
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  4. Posts : 10,796
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       #4

    GrayGhost2 said:
    Today I installed Epson printer XP400 onto my Win7 32bit laptop.

    The laptop prints to the XP400 via WiFi.
    When the printer is OFF WinExp has a "Z:MEMORYCARD (\\EPSONB9E26F)" drive.

    WinExp setting Hide empty drives in the Computer folder is enabled

    Q1: Can this drive be hidden when the printer is OFF ?
    (\\EPSONB9E26F) is it a share?
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  5. Posts : 1,002
    XP Pro (x86) | 7 HP (x86) & (x64) | 7 Pro (x64)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC


    @ Kaktussoft
    Printer is OFF, (there is only on or off)
    Image of Z:drive too...
    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC-z-drive-16apr2013.png

    Z-drive is obviously related to the Epson printer.
    The printer is accessed from my PC_1 via WiFi.
    The printer is also connected to PC_2 via USB cable

    When PC_1 is booted a popup appears from system-tray, and self dismisses after about 3 seconds.
    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC-one-drive-fails-16apr2013.png
    @ roboticarm
    Your registry fix:
    PC_1 registry has
    Code:
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    but no "Explorer" subkey (does have "Comdlg32" subkey)

    Q1: If I hide the "Z-drive" will it affect the printer's (PC_1) WiFi connectiivity/operation?

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    PC_1
    Computer Type:= Laptop
    Manufacturer:= Toshiba Satellite C665
    OS:= Windows 7 Home Premium, sp1 (Build 7601)
    CPU:= Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Motherboard:= TOSHIBA Portable PC
    Memory:= 2,806 MB
    Graphics:= NVIDIA GeForce 315M *
    Sound Card:= Speakers (Conexant SmartAudio H |
    Monitors:= x1, Generic PnP
    Screen Resolution:= 1366 X 768 - 32 bit
    Hard Drives:= C: 585.4GB
    PSU:=
    Case:= Toshiba Satellite
    Cooling:= default fan
    Keyboard:= default + Logitech K260
    Mouse:= default pad + Logitech M210
    Internet Speed:= ADSL2
    Antivirus:= Bitdefender Internet Security 2013
    Browser:= IE-9.10, PaleMoon, Firefox 20.0
    Others:= USB Safely Remove, Metapad, ClipX,
    7Zip, Classic Shell Start, Explorer++, FileSearchEX, KeyboardLEDS, CapsLock,
    MalwareBytes, MyDefrag, PostBox, Epson
    Last edited by bawldiggle; 16 Apr 2013 at 05:50. Reason: updates and corrections
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  6. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #6

    GrayGhost2 said:
    @ Kaktussoft
    Printer is OFF, (there is only on or off)
    Image of Z:drive too...
    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC-z-drive-16apr2013.png

    Z-drive is obviously related to the Epson printer.
    The printer is accessed from my PC_1 via WiFi.
    The printer is also connected to PC_2 via USB cable

    When PC_1 is booted a popup appears from system-tray, and self dismisses after about 3 seconds.
    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC-one-drive-fails-16apr2013.png
    @ roboticarm
    Your registry fix:
    PC_1 registry has
    Code:
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    but no "Explorer" subkey (does have "Comdlg32" subkey)

    Q1: If I hide the "Z-drive" will it affect the printer's (PC_1) WiFi connectiivity/operation?

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    PC_1
    Computer Type:= Laptop
    Manufacturer:= Toshiba Satellite C665
    OS:= Windows 7 Home Premium, sp1 (Build 7601)
    CPU:= Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Motherboard:= TOSHIBA Portable PC
    Memory:= 2,806 MB
    Graphics:= NVIDIA GeForce 315M *
    Sound Card:= Speakers (Conexant SmartAudio H |
    Monitors:= x1, Generic PnP
    Screen Resolution:= 1366 X 768 - 32 bit
    Hard Drives:= C: 585.4GB
    PSU:=
    Case:= Toshiba Satellite
    Cooling:= default fan
    Keyboard:= default + Logitech K260
    Mouse:= default pad + Logitech M210
    Internet Speed:= ADSL2
    Antivirus:= Bitdefender Internet Security 2013
    Browser:= IE-9.10, PaleMoon, Firefox 20.0
    Others:= USB Safely Remove, Metapad, ClipX,
    7Zip, Classic Shell Start, Explorer++, FileSearchEX, KeyboardLEDS, CapsLock,
    MalwareBytes, MyDefrag, PostBox, Epson
    It's a connection to a network share!
    in command prompt:
    Code:
    net  use  z:  /delete
    Is it gone now? It has nothing to do with printing/scanning/wireless
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  7. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #7

    Check registry key HKCU\Network. Is Z listed there? Delete Z there and logoff and logon again. Most likely the "net use z: /delete" command did delete it already. It's gone? Even after reboot?

    Drive letter
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  8. Posts : 1,269
    Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
       #8

    I'd simply ignore it, it's causing no harm, if it aint broke.....

    But, this tip will probably do it:

    Hide Drives from Your Computer in Windows 7 or Vista

    A little more explicit
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  9. Posts : 1,002
    XP Pro (x86) | 7 HP (x86) & (x64) | 7 Pro (x64)
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Hide "Z" drive after installing Epson printer


    SUCCESS (see my next post, how I did it)
    Thanks to all who helped

    @roboticarm
    Exactly what I wanted. How to "hide" the drive.
    Your "Decimal" value 33554432 added to my understanding Binary > Decimal conversion
    especially when I used the "Calc" programmers Calculator incorrectly.

    @Faladu
    Your link to Hide Drives from Your Computer in Windows 7 or Vista
    -- excellent tutorial explained how it all works

    @Kaktussoft
    Thank you for your interest.
    I did not delete the HKCU/Network/Z key, because I think I might have lost my WiFi connection to the printer ?

    New drive (Z:) after installing Epson on PC-hkcu-networks.png
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  10. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #10

    You did it the right way by removing the letter. I don`t know why it was suggested to go into the registry and delete keys and what not.

    As Faladu suggested, you could have just left it alone.
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